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SIKHISM – PANACEA FOR ALL ILLS<br />
37<br />
SIKHISM – PANACEA FOR ALL ILLS<br />
RAGHBIR SINGH *<br />
Ego is a very chronic malady, remedy also lies in it. **<br />
Ego <strong>of</strong> super powers like the USA, UK, France and their allies<br />
about their superiority in war material and ideologies they pursue, is<br />
the main cause <strong>of</strong> ills <strong>of</strong> the humanity in different countries, nations,<br />
races, etc. First and Second World Wars, confrontation in Cambodia<br />
and Laos, Afghanistan and Iraq were the results <strong>of</strong> the ego. Every<br />
time these powers failed in their evil designs, but they left behind<br />
enormous loss <strong>of</strong> human lives and natural resources. Almost similar<br />
damage occurred in India at the Partition time. Even later, the socalled<br />
Indian democratic governments have adopted policies, which<br />
are not conducive to the welfare <strong>of</strong> people, and the minority<br />
communities like Muslims, <strong>Sikh</strong>s and Christians are their special<br />
victims.<br />
The recent tri- and quardri-centennial celebrations <strong>of</strong> historical<br />
<strong>Sikh</strong> events like birth <strong>of</strong> the Khalsa, installation <strong>of</strong> Guru Granth Sahib<br />
and martyrdoms <strong>of</strong> young sons <strong>of</strong> Guru Gobind Singh, have brought<br />
into focus <strong>of</strong> the entire world, aims and objects <strong>of</strong> gurbani which<br />
preaches :-<br />
a) Welfare <strong>of</strong> everybody without any discrimination based on<br />
nationality, religion, caste, creed or social status;<br />
b) Brotherhood <strong>of</strong> humanity, adoption <strong>of</strong> ‘live and let live’ attitude,<br />
friendship with all, poor or rich; and<br />
c) Control <strong>of</strong> ego and jealousy.<br />
Today all knowledgeable persons are sincerely concerned with<br />
the establishment <strong>of</strong> a world order in which nations may be contented,<br />
* 2984, Phase VII, SAS Nagar<br />
** haumY dIrG rogu hY dwrU BI iesu mwih ] Guru Granth Sahib, p 466